With every cloud, there exists a silver lining, however. (Or vice versa, depending on your outlook.)

Because although it's looking likely that Transformers 6 will never see the light of day, Cinema Blend is also reporting that both Hasbro and Paramount are planning to "reset" the entire Transformers franchise following Bumblebee's release later this year.

And that 'resetting' of the movie series, which is very much needed if The Last Knight's reception is to be considered, might well involve other Hasbro-Paramount big guns.